Chandra K. West (born December 31, 1970) is a Canadian actress.
Early life and education West was born in Edmonton, Alberta, the youngest of eight children. The family moved to Oak Bay, British Columbia, where she attended Monterey Elementary for three years. The family moved to Oakville, Ontario, where West spent the majority of her youth. When she was 17, West attended a summer acting camp located in Oxford, England. She later went on to study in the Theater Performance Program at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec.
Career West's career began in 1991 when she played a small part in the film True Confections, a 1950s conservative drama about a woman with an ahead-of-her-time awareness. West followed her screen debut with a smaller role in the 1993 miniseries The Secrets of Lake Success.
West appeared in three consecutive films; the first as the female-lead in Puppet Master 4 (1993), then a smaller role as Miss Germany in the action film No Contest (1994) also starring Robert Davi and Roddy Piper, and in the same year, reprising her role as Susie in Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter (1994). The closing months of 1994 and most of 1995 saw West return to television with appearances in Madonna: Innocence Lost (1994), Catwalk (1995), Falling for You (1995) and the role of Mariel Hemingway in Love and Betrayal: The Mia Farrow Story (1995).
Her other film roles of the late 1990s include Veronica Roberts in Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms (1998) and Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business (1998).
Her film breakthrough came when she starred as Val Kilmer's wife in the 2002 D. J. Caruso crime thriller, The Salton Sea. Following the moderate success of The Salton Sea, West was exposed to a wider market. This role helped her obtain the role of Robin in The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest, which was panned critically and deemed a major disappointment despite an all-star cast that included Rosario Dawson and Adam Garcia and a script penned by Jon Favreau.
Her next role was as Laura Chandler in the Emmy-nominated mini-series Mister Sterling (2003). From 2003-2004 she portrayed Dr. Jennifer Devlin, girlfriend of John Clark Jr. (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) in a recurring role on NYPD Blue. She played the wife of Michael Keaton in the 2005 horror film White Noise. She also played novice agent Holly Gribbs in the pilot of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation in 2000. West's more recent performances were in the film Canes (later retitled The Covenant: Brotherhood of Evil), which also starred Edward Furlong and Michael Madsen, and as Tina Blake in the HBO series John From Cincinnati. In 2006, West played the lead character Tracy in the film The Last Trimester. In 2007 she played "Dr. Honey" in the movie I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry. In 2009, she starred as the object of a revenge seeking neighbor in the TV movie My Neighbor's Secret.
West had a lead role in the ABC supernatural drama television series The Gates, which premiered in June 2010.
In 2011, she appeared in the made-for-TV movie Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe, based on the television series Burn Notice.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes1991True ConfectionsCarol1993Puppet Master 4Susiedirect-to-video1994Puppet Master 5: The Final ChapterSusiedirect-to-video1995Night TerrorsBeth1995No ContestMaria, Miss Germany1999Something MoreKelly2000 The Perfect SonSarah Parker2002Liz2002Robin2003Water's EdgeMolly Graves2005White NoiseAnna Rivers2005Kim2006Canes, retitled The Covenant: Brotherhood of EvilLisa Goodman2006Darcy Wagnerdirect-to-video2007I Now Pronounce You Chuck and LarryDr. Honey2007BadlandOli Danilou2012Hidden MoonMonica Brighton2014 Christmas TailMaggie McPhail2019Z Georgia Cadere2019SpiralTiffany
Television Year Title Role Notes1990Girl at ClubEpisode: "Strate Shooter"1992Beyond RealityAmandaEpisode: "Master of Darkness"1992Forever KnightReportEpisode: "Dying to Know You"1993Jenny Grayson3 episodesTV miniseries1994Lonesome Dove: The SeriesDancing GirlEpisode: "Last Stand"1994Highlander: The SeriesDonnaEpisode: "Line of Fire"1994Madonna: Innocence LostKelsey LeeTV movie1994CatwalkWendy Unknown episodes1995Road to AvonleaGreta SteigEpisode: "Comings and Goings"1995Falling for YouJulieTV movie1995Love and Betrayal: The Mia Farrow StoryMariel HemingwayTV movie1995Picket FencesTina HunneckerEpisode: "Heart of Saturday Night"1995PointmanBrigid O'ConnorEpisode: "Here She Comes, Miss Murder"1996Sheila GilmoreTV movie1996Kindred: The EmbracedGrace DuganEpisode: "Live Hard, Die Young... and Leave a Good Looking Corpse"1996ViperBeckyEpisode: "Standoff"1997Moment of Truth: Into the Arms of DangerCarly AstinTV movie 1998 Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms Veronica Roberts Television film 1998 Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business Television film1999Seasons of LoveLucille2 episodes1999Revenge of the LandCeilidh CarmichaelTV movie1999Earth: Final ConflictErica Vosser2 episodes2000Sue ShifrinTV movie2000ElizabethTV movie2000Life in a DayJasmineTV movie2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationHolly Gribbs2 episodes2001Sarah FrazerTV movie2001Jack & JillSarah Weyman4 episodes2003Then Came JonesSusanTV movie2003Mister SterlingLaura Chandler8 episodes2003-2004NYPD BlueDr. Jennifer Devlin13 episodes2004Dead LawyersElaineTV movie2004Wild CardCarmenEpisode: "Wham Bam, Thank You Dan"2004Category 6: Day of DestructionRebecca KernsTV miniseries2005FBI: NegotiatorElizabeth MossTV movie2007TracyTV movie2007John from CincinnatiTina Blake7 episodes2008FlashpointRebecca KessfieldEpisode: "Asking for Flowers"2008Imaginary BitchesChandraEpisode: "Three Bitches Is an Imaginary Crowd: Part 2"2008For the Love of GraceGrace HarlenTV movie2008Of Murder and MemoryTheresa NicholTV movie2008-200990210Gail McKinney3 episodes2009Eleventh HourAngie ParksEpisode: "Eternal"2009My Neighbor's SecretCaseyTV movie2009MonkCarolyn WalshEpisode: "Mr. Monk and Sharona"2010Cold CaseCaroline Hargreave (1974)Episode: "The Runaway Bunny"2010CastleMaggie VegaEpisode: "Suicide Squeeze"2010Devon13 episodes2011Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam AxeDonna MaitlandTV movie2011Private PracticeValEpisode: "What We Have Here..."2013PlayedDetective Sergeant Rebecca Ellis13 episodes2014 A Christmas TailMaggie McPhailTV movie2014StalkerCynthia WalkerEpisode: "Tell All"2015RosewoodKerry ConforthEpisode: "Fireflies and Fidelity" 2017Seduced by a Stranger (or Ring of Deception)Julie StevensTV movie2017Chicago P.D.FBI Special Agent Jennifer SpencerEpisode: "Fork in the Road"
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